Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 315 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Needs first): List the needs (money, purpose, time). Cross out every option that breaks one. The option left is the best. Too costly → out. Cheap but the wrong kind → out. A need is something you must have to be safe, healthy or able to learn; a want is nice to have.

1. 1.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹140 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹160 (b) picture book, ₹60 (c) small trowel, ₹80 (d) football, ₹120
2. 2.True or false: “a party hat” is a want. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) healthy food (c) a school uniform (d) extra chocolate
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a fancy phone case (c) a pencil for class (d) a school uniform
5. 5.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) what you need (c) the weather (d) random ideas
6. 6.🛍️ Kabir has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹240 (b) sketch pad, ₹170 (c) watering can, ₹70 (d) story book, ₹60
7. 7.🛍️ Tara has ₹210 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹60 (b) magazine, ₹180 (c) cricket bat, ₹160 (d) kite, ₹220
8. 8.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a new video game
9. 9.Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) healthy food (c) water to drink (d) a pencil for class
10. 10.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹180 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹120 (b) sketch pad, ₹240 (c) paint set, ₹140 (d) picture book, ₹110
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) a school uniform (c) a new video game (d) a third pair of shoes
12. 12.🛍️ Tara has ₹170 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹220 (b) sketch pad, ₹150 (c) magazine, ₹100 (d) comic, ₹120
13. 13.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a toy robot (c) extra chocolate (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) buy it anyway (b) cross it out (c) cry (d) borrow from strangers
16. 16.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone case (c) medicine when ill (d) water to drink
17. 17.🛍️ Meera has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹270 (b) seed packet, ₹340 (c) kite, ₹220 (d) sketch pad, ₹220
18. 18.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third pair of shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) extra chocolate
19. 19.🛍️ Diya has ₹190 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹220 (b) magazine, ₹80 (c) skipping rope, ₹170 (d) story book, ₹50
20. 20.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹140 (b) comic, ₹70 (c) paint set, ₹50 (d) magazine, ₹80
21. 21.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) a toy robot (c) a third pair of shoes (d) water to drink
22. 22.🛍️ Tara has ₹180 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹130 (b) skipping rope, ₹90 (c) seed packet, ₹250 (d) colour pencils, ₹100
23. 23.🛍️ Kabir has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹90 (b) kite, ₹90 (c) comic, ₹150 (d) small trowel, ₹110
24. 24.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹280 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹340 (b) cricket bat, ₹60 (c) story book, ₹260 (d) small trowel, ₹110
25. 25.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
26. 26.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
28. 28.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a party hat (c) a toy robot (d) water to drink
30. 30.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) a friend picked (c) is the first one (d) costs the most
31. 31.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the strong one (b) the weak one (c) neither (d) both
32. 32.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛍️ Ananya has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹90 (b) comic, ₹200 (c) picture book, ₹100 (d) cricket bat, ₹90
36. 36.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a pencil for class (c) a new video game (d) healthy food
40. 40.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need

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